After Zhao Feiyang scored a goal, the Boston Celtics continued to fight back. They did not take this goal too seriously, nor did they regard Zhao Feiyang as too much of a threat, and they did not take any double-teaming measures at all.
The ball passed half court, and Terry Rozier held the ball at the top of the arc to organize the offense.
Teammates came up from the wings, and Rozier passed the ball to Marcus Morris. Morris received the ball and went straight to the basket.
His breakthrough attracted Kevin Love to cover up in time. The two met each other in mid-air. Although Love failed to block the ball in his hand, his shot was also affected.
boom.
The basketball bounced off the backboard.
Tristan Thompson picked off the rebound and then threw a long pass to JR Smith. JR held the ball and sprinted towards the half court. His movements were very fast. However, after he rushed to the opponent's two zones, the Celtics players had already double-teamed him.
Two against one, the situation facing JR looks quite serious.
When JR was entangled, a voice on the field suddenly woke him up.
"JR, here."
JR looked up and found that Zhao Feiyang had rushed to the bottom corner of the left three-point line at some point. Seeing that there was no one on Zhao Feiyang's side to defend, JR decisively threw the ball into Zhao Feiyang's hands.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang received the basketball without any hesitation at all. He raised the basketball and threw it towards the opponent's basket.
Uh-huh.
A hollow three-pointer hit the basket steadily.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
The Celtics' team bench was in disbelief, while the Cavaliers' team bench was screaming. LeBron himself stood up and led his teammates in applauding Zhao Feiyang.
"Well done!"
"Wonderful three-point shot!"
The game goes on.
The subsequent development trajectory was beyond everyone’s expectations. Originally, the Celtics thought they could seize the time between LeBron's rest to launch a counterattack, but reality gave them a heavy blow.
Zhao Feiyang, who had not performed well before, suddenly had an explosive performance. Not only did he frequently rush into their basket to break through, but he also threw several difficult three-pointers to completely open the score.
By the time the Celtics reacted, they had been stretched to 11 points by the Cavaliers, and there were only the last 2 minutes and 14 seconds left before the end of the game.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Celtics head coach Stevens finally called a timeout.
The Cavaliers players returned to the team bench, and LeBron personally walked up and gave Zhao Feiyang a big hug. Head coach Tyronn Lue couldn't hold back the smile on his face, and he praised Zhao Feiyang's performance on the court. While continuing to lay out tactics.
"LeBron, you can continue to rest! Leave the rest of your time to me!"
Zhao Feiyang took the initiative to speak.
Of course, LeBron was very happy and nodded in agreement towards Zhao Feiyang, "I wish you all! Man, I'm waiting for you to lead the team to win the game..."
There is nothing to say about other Cavaliers players. Zhao Feiyang scored 16 points in this quarter's playing time. Adding in his previous performance, Zhao Feiyang's score has reached 29 points at this time, which is the highest score for the entire Cavaliers. The highest scorer on the team and the most points in the game.
call out.
The pause ended quickly.
After a short repair, players from both sides appeared again.
The Cavaliers' lineup did not make any adjustments. On the Celtics' side, head coach Stevens stood in front of Irving to discuss with him.
"Kyrie, don't be like this. The team needs you now... I think for a player, the team's victory must be very important! Isn't this what you should bear as a player? Responsibility?"
Owen shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this.
"I said, either let me play or let me sit on the bench... You chose them! You did not maintain my dignity as the leader of the team... "
Irving's words left head coach Stevens speechless for a moment.
The game on the field has begun, and other players can only appear again.
The Cavaliers serve.
Zhao Feiyang continued to advance with the ball.
This time, the Celtics finally planned to double-team. Rozier and Jaylen Brown swooped up and entangled him. Zhao Feiyang did not act recklessly and transferred the ball to JR.
JR quickly rushed across the half court, and without Brown's interference, he took advantage of the situation and rushed to the basket with the ball.
Celtics center Al Horford came out to cover the defense. JR was caught off guard by such a big man and forcefully threw the ball towards the opponent.
Snapped.
Sure enough, the basketball hit the backboard.
However, just when the players on both sides of the basket were about to jump up and compete for the rebound, a figure suddenly flew up from behind.
In the unbelievable eyes of the fans in the audience, Zhao Feiyang recreated his glorious moment. He jumped high and then grabbed the rebound first under everyone's gaze.
boom.
Zhao Feiyang stunned the audience with a make-up dunk.
Tristan, who was grabbing the rebound under the basket, couldn't believe it, especially when he saw Zhao Feiyang flying almost above his head and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
JR, who was originally planning to go up to grab rebounds from the wing position, was also taken aback.
"WTF?"
"What the hell is this Zhao?"
LeBron, who was watching the game from the sidelines, was even more stunned by this goal!
"Oh! God!"
"How did he do that?"
This make-up dunk completely shattered the Celtics' confidence and allowed the Cavaliers to unleash unprecedented cohesion at the last moment.
In the little time left after that, the Celtics were unable to produce a stable performance, and the Cavaliers also took advantage of their lead to firmly control the victory of the game on their side.
Beep.
The moment the live timer sounded, the entire North Shore Garden Arena fans couldn't help but sigh.
"We actually lost!"
"0 to 2! Damn big score!"
"It seems there is no hope for the Celtics..."
In the Cavaliers' team bench, a group of players had rushed to the court to cheer and celebrate. LeBron was the first to run up and hug Zhao Feiyang tightly, and others gathered around him and cheered for him.
37 points!
This is Zhao Feiyang's final score in this game!
Not only are his statistics outstanding, his personal efficiency is the highest in the game.
ESPN News that night also reported the incident. Many Timberwolves players were excited when they saw Zhao Feiyang's make-up dunk.
Especially Zach LaVine and Adrian Ennis are the craziest.
"I knew that the omnipotent guy was back... Yes, I'm sure Zhao has recovered! If he hadn't recovered, he would definitely not have been able to do this kind of dunk... ..”
Raven shouted excitedly.
"Damn! It's all this damn management's fault! If they were willing to give Zhao a little more time, we would only be stronger now..."
Adrian said with regret.
